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Craig Young

Position Linebacker
Height 6'3"
Weight 225 lbs.
Class RS-Senior
Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School Wayne HS
Previous School Ohio State
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Career Honors
2023: Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon, Phil Steele)

2023 (R-Sr.): Illinois: Recorded three tackles in the week two win … at Nevada: Sacked the quarterback for the first time in 2023 for a loss of one … Produced six total tackles, all solo … BYU: Earned two total tackles, both solo … Tallied one pass deflection … at Texas: Logged seven total tackles (two solo), a season-high … UCF: Totaled three tackles, two solo … Broke up one pass for the second time this season… at Oklahoma State: Notched four tackles, all of which were solo… Oklahoma: Recorded two solo tackles in the victory over the Sooners…  at Iowa State: Recorded four total tackles, one solo in the victory over the Cyclones… Also recorded half of a sack, and a pass breakup… Texas Tech:  Tallied two tackles (one solo) in the contest… Kansas State: Recorded three solo tackles, including a tackle for loss… at Cincinnati: Recorded two solo tackles in the victory over the Bearcats…

2022 (Jr.): Tennessee Tech: Started for Kansas at safety … Recorded two tackles in season-opener (one solo, one assisted) … at West Virginia: Logged seven tackles against the Mountaineers (two solo, five assisted) … Recorded two pass breakups … Duke: Compiled five tackles in win over the Blue Devils (four solo, one assisted) … Iowa State: Recorded five tackles (solo) against the Cyclones … Sacked the QB for a loss of eight yards … Also had a QBH in the Jayhawks’ win … TCU: Made five tackles (four solo, one assisted) … Had a TFL for three yards and one QB hurry … at Oklahoma: Recorded three tackles (two solo, one assisted) … Compiled a sack for a six-yard loss … at Baylor: Recorded first interception as a Jayhawk for 15 yards … Made four tackles (two solo, two assisted) … Oklahoma State: Assisted on a sack against the Cowboys to finish with five tackles (four solo, one assisted) … at Texas Tech: Made four tackles (three solo, one assisted) … Texas: Logged three tackles against the Longhorns (one solo, two assisted) … at Kansas State: Led the Jayhawks in tackles with eight (seven solo, one assisted) … Forced a fumble … Had a sack for a loss of five yards … Recorded a pass breakup and hurried the QB once … Arkansas: Finished with two tackles, both being assisted, vs the Razorbacks in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

2021 (Jr. at Ohio State): Played in all 12 games for the Buckeyes with 15 total tackles and nine solo stops…Had a 70-yard pick-six interception return against Maryland…Posted a season-high five tackles at Rutgers…Had three stops in 56-7 win over No. 7 Michigan State.

2020 (So. at Ohio State): Had five tackles in four games…Played in the first four games of the season…Had four solo tackles in 49-27 win against Rutgers.

2019 (Fr. at Ohio State): Appeared in 10 games, mostly on special teams for the Buckeyes as a true freshman…Had three tackles in win over Maryland and one tackle apiece against Northwestern and Miami (Ohio).

 High School: Consensus three-star prospect…Prepped at Wayne High School for coach Derrick Moore…Played on both sides of the ball, catching 35 passes for 700 yards and 12 touchdowns as a receiver during his senior season…Two-time member of the WANE-TV Fab 15…Three-sport athlete, who also played basketball and ran track…Won the sectional 100-meter and 200-meter sprints during his junior season.

Personal: Parents are Antoinette and Shabaka Young.

Football 🏈 KU Has 12 Recognized on Phil Steele’s All-Big 12 Preseason Teams

Kansas had 12 players selected to the Phil Steele’s 2023 Preseason All-Big 12 Football teams, highlighted by three first team and three second team selections.

Football 🏈 Jayhawks Have 10 Selected to Athlon Sports All-Big 12 Preseason Teams

The Kansas Jayhawks had 10 players chosen for the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Football Teams, highlighted by four first team selections in quarterback Jalon Daniels, running back Devin Neal, offensive lineman Mike Novitsky and cornerback Cobee Bryant.